Images de Plumes are figures dressed in beautiful feathers, insect wings and treasures collected from the garden and wayside

Sunday, December 13, 2009

The Wonder of Colour - Slugs, Gems, Buttons, Beads and Feathers

A friend emailed me photos by a brilliant underwater photographer, David Boubilet www.daviddoubilet.comand I just have to share with you this fascinating photo of what I imagine are sea slugs. Aren't the colours just mind boggling? I adore them and they are such an appealing pair!

While writing about colour I have to introduce a wonderfully talented friend who lives with her husband in a lovely house, built by him - a glorious unspoilt rainforest hideaway behind the Sunshine Coast. She is Renee Blackwell of Renee Blackwell Design (www.reneeblackwelldesign.com) and in the peaceful surroundings of her bush studio, she creates exciting and unique jewellery using gemstones, ethnic beads and buttons which she seeks out from all around the world. Her designs are so striking and many of the colours combined are beautifully subtle, so that they can grace any attire. Be sure to look at her website and her blog.

Rings created from vintage German and French Metal Buttons (Brass and Pewter) set in sterling silver.

Top:Dark Smokey Topaz
Middle:Picture Jasper
Bottom:Fossilised Dinosaur bone (found in the Australian outback!) cut and polished and set in sterling silver.

Of course I must mention the breathtaking colours I find in feathers which I employ for my Images de Plumes. They never cease to make me wonder at nature. Here is a collection of just a few in a picture I sold in Tasmania recently.

Elegance - dressed with the feathers of an Emu, a Peacock, a Rainbow Lorikeet, a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, a Cattle Egret and a Pheasant Coucal together with the hair of a Turkish Swimming cat.

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About Me

My previous passion was Classical Decoupage which I created, wrote about and taught for many years. However, after breaking my arm badly I had to give it up.
One morning while lying in bed wondering how I could fulfill my creative urges, I thought of my long term interest in silhouettes and suddenly the inspiration came to me that I could dress them in feathers. I started with 18th century silhouettes but have now developed this art form further and have never looked back. In so doing I have been made even more aware of the breathtaking beauty of birds and the intricacy of their feathers, so a whole new world has opened up to me.